So our Mass goes back, without essential change, to the age when it first developed out of the oldest liturgy of all. It is still redolent of that liturgy, of the days when Cæsar ruled the world and thought he could stamp out the faith of Christ, when our fathers met together before dawn and sang a hymn to Christ as to a God. The final result of our enquiry is that, in spite of unsolved problems, in spite of later changes, there is not in Christendom another rite so venerable as ours. ~Fortescue
Has the color of the cardinals' garments changed over the years? I mean before and after the II Vatican Council. I understand that the current color of the cardinals' garments is scarlet.
Yes, I noticed that I posted the same picture twice. I had meant to post another one I have of him.
As far as I know, before Vatican II, the color for Cardinals was scarlet red... the same as today. What is less common nowadays is that Cardinals do not wear watered silk fabric for their cassocks and for the rest of their prelatical attire.
Cardinals who belonged to a religious order did not have to wear red. They could use the color of their religious habits. (White cappa magna for a Carmelite, a black one for a Dominican, etc.). There is a picture of one such example in another, earlier post I had about Cardinals.
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Thanks for the posting. Very interesting pictures of cardinals, by the way you posted the same picture of Cardinal Wojtyla twice.
ReplyDeleteHas the color of the cardinals' garments changed over the years? I mean before and after the II Vatican Council. I understand that the current color of the cardinals' garments is scarlet.
ReplyDeleteYes, I noticed that I posted the same picture twice. I had meant to post another one I have of him.
ReplyDeleteAs far as I know, before Vatican II, the color for Cardinals was scarlet red... the same as today. What is less common nowadays is that Cardinals do not wear watered silk fabric for their cassocks and for the rest of their prelatical attire.
Cardinals who belonged to a religious order did not have to wear red. They could use the color of their religious habits. (White cappa magna for a Carmelite, a black one for a Dominican, etc.). There is a picture of one such example in another, earlier post I had about Cardinals.
Thanks for the clarification. By the way I am sure Piero Marini will be appointed cardinal by BXVI.
ReplyDeleteI hope not... I, personally, do not think he deserves it after all the strange things he allowed or encouraged/promoted during Papal Masses.
ReplyDeleteCould you post the URL to the picture with the religious Bishop/Cardinal? Thanks!
ReplyDeletelatinmass1983, I also hope not but I am sure he will. BXVI is sometimes incomprehensible.
ReplyDeleteHere is the link: http://bp0.blogger.com/_HYmckVkkJz0/R8t9Uc2azKI/AAAAAAAAAvM/SaDzvDvA4lM/s400/concistoro2.jpg
ReplyDeleteSee that the color of the Cappa is "white." So, I assume this Prelate to have been a Carmelite.
It must have been pretty hot to wear all of those garments.
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